Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 28, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. In Techrights, Gemini and HTTP/HTML Are Very Different

   Those were never equivalents or mirrors, those are two things that are inherently different and are maintained by different teams

2. "The War on Children" Explained by The Cyber Show

   Consumer protection and the war on children

   New

3. Hate Consumes the Haters

   If you hate someone (or something) and you're willing to do anything for "hate rituals", then at the end the emotion will outweigh reason and it'll backfire, surely

4. GNU/Linux Rises Some More Internationally, statCounter Now Estimates Its Usage on Desktops/Laptops at 7.7%

   significant growth for GNU/Linux in Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia

5. IBMers on PIPs and the Age (or Cost) Factor

   People in their 50s seem to be targeted as they are considered "expensive"

6. Sad State of Troll-Feeding British Media (Establishment Channels Promoting Total Idiots)

   Breeding ignorance means people will assume they have a choice between two pieces of trash: "Nige" or a literal trash can

7. Links 27/07/2026: Sleepless Japan PM Takaichi Becomes Unpopular and Data Centre Magnate Confiscate Land Without Consent

   Links for the day

8. A Few Hours Ago The Register MS Published an 'Article' With "AI" 32 Times in It, Including First Word in Headline and Summary. It Was Paid SPAM "Sponsored by Hammerspace".

   The lost media is engaging in self-harm

9. Microsoft is Down

   This relates in a timely fashion to what we published yesterday

10. Gemini Links 27/07/2026: Gemified Internet RFCs, “Junk DNA” Is Commented-Out Code, and More

    Links for the day

11. The Techrights Gemini Capsule Was Never a Mirror

    Techrights has long taken accessibility quite seriously

12. Americans Are Not Our Masters

    If you are subjected to online abuse, don't give up

13. Daniel Pocock Campaigns Around "Safety of Children Online" and "Cybersecurity"

    There seems to be a growing 'coalition' in the UK based around important issues which impact the entire planet

14. XBox the Console is Practically Finished (Unofficially), Even the Streaming ("Live") or DRM Service is Dead

    XBox has never been closer to profitability

15. Many CEOs Are Just Glorified Scammers With Suits and Ties

    Economies cannot function when few people abuse them for self-enrichment

16. After statCounter Figures Out Many "Unknowns" Were in Fact GNU/Linux the "Market Share" Estimate in China More Than Doubles

    Japan is the same for similar reasons

17. peppe8o - a Site About Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Electronics - Has Turned Into a Slopfarm

    We won't be linking to it anymore

18. Feeding 'the Children'

    Maybe some time soon we'll do a fund-raiser to help feed the birds

19. Japan: GNU/Linux Crosses the 5% Threshold, Two Years Ago It Was Only 1%

    Now it's at over 5%

20. We Need More Transparency

    Our heads of state are very much aware of and concerned about SLAPPs and censorship

21. EPO Cocainegate and Current EPO/EU Series to Carry on for Months to Come

    Another week has begun

22. When IBM "Managers Have to Mark 15% of Their Teams as Low Performers" a PIP Means Likely Layoffs (Disguised as a Performance Issue)

    "IBM is a Law firm with an I/T department."

23. Links 27/07/2026: Chatbots Lead to Suicides, Social Control Media Intentionally Designed for Addiction

    Links for the day

24. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

25. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 26, 2026

    IRC logs for Sunday, July 26, 2026

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